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Island of Luzon

event1900

location_onPhilippines

This map of part of the Philippine island of Luzon was compiled during the Philippine–American War (1899–1902), and is marked with routes (paths, wagon roads), land types (grass, woods, swamp) and crops (rice, coconuts, nipa palm, cane sugar, corn).

Overzichtskaart van Groot-Atjeh en aangrenzende kuststaten

event1898

location_onIndonesia

Map of Groot-Atjeh (Aceh, Sumatra), focusing on the area around the capital Kota Radja (Banda Aceh) and along the coasts. There is a list of telephone connections in the area, and an inset map of the region divided into administrative districts.

Kaart van Batavia en omstreken

event1897

location_onIndonesia

This map shows the port of Tanjung Priok (‘Tandjoeng Prijoek’) at the top right. Built from 1877 to replace the old port in the centre of Batavia (Jakarta), it connected to the city via a railway line. The city is surrounded by villages and fields.

Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost-Indië

eventc.1897-1904

location_onIndonesia

Very detailed atlas of the entire Dutch East Indies, over 16 map sheets, with a cover and overview map. Includes topographic maps, inset maps of cities and islands, and maps featuring land and sea routes, languages, geology, colonial territory etc.

Kaart van het gebied bezet in Groot-Atjeh

event1895

location_onIndonesia

A large-scale map of Aceh, north Sumatra, spread over four sheets with details such as routes (rivers, roads, railways), crops (rice, banana, pepper, sugarcane, bamboo), land features (mountains, forests, wetlands) and settlements (cities, villages).

Kaart van het Westelijk gedeelte bezet in Groot-Atjèh

event1895

location_onIndonesia

This map of Groot-Atjèh (Aceh, northern Sumatra) focuses on the western part occupied during the Aceh War. It shows mountains, wetlands, forests, villages, routes and crops (rice, coconut, banana, sugar, sugarcane, bamboo, alang-alang, betel).

Residentie Preanger Regentschappen

event1894

location_onIndonesia

Large-scale topographic map of the residency of Preanger (West Java) spread over multiple sheets plus a cover sheet of the whole area. It is divided into regencies, departments and districts. Only nine sheets and the cover sheet are available.

Topographische kaart van de residentie Preanger regentschappen

event1894

location_onIndonesia

The residency of Preanger (Parahyangan), West Java, with plantations (coconut, coffee, tea, cinchona (‘kina’), betel, teakwood, bamboo) and crops (rice, sugarcane, alang-alang). Two inset maps: a triangulation map, and a map of land route distances.

New sketch map of the protected Malay State of Perak

event1892

location_onMalaysia

Map of state of Perak (Malay Peninsula) with a table of statistics: area, population, road/railway/river lengths, revenue, tin exports. Straits Settlements highlighted red. Someone has added handwritten travel times/distances by steamer/road/train.

British Burma, Pegu division: With additions to railways up to 1891

event1891

location_onMyanmar

Topographical map of the Pegu Division of British Burma (Myanmar), spread over four sheets. In addition to mountains, forests, rivers and wetlands, rice fields, routes (road, railway, path, telegraph), villages and pagodas are marked.

Kaart der Bataklanden en van het eiland Nijas

event1890

location_onIndonesia

A large-scale map of northern Sumatra, spread over 16 sheets, and divided into administrative regions. The island of Nijas (Nias) is marked with the locations of local tribes, and there is a list of other maps referenced in producing the map.

Kaart der Bataklanden en van het eiland Nijas

event1890

location_onIndonesia

A large-scale map of northern Sumatra, spread over 16 sheets, and divided into administrative regions. The island of Nijas (Nias) is marked with the locations of local tribes, and there is a list of other maps referenced in producing the map.

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